USPSTF’s Wanda Nicholson: Final recommendation to start breast cancer screening at 40 will save 20% more lives

Breast cancer activists in the 90s got DOD to fund cancer research—now that program has been gutted

In 1991, the National Breast Cancer Coalition demanded that the federal government spend $300 million more on breast cancer research. This push resulted in the creation of the Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program, which has broadened to 34 other diseases with an FY24 budget of $1.5 billion.

March 28, 2025

Vol.51 No.12

Clinical Roundup

Even light daily physical activity linked to lower cancer risk, NIH and Oxford study shows

In a prospective cohort study of more than 85,000 adults in the UK, researchers at the NIH and University of Oxford found that individuals who engaged in light- and moderate-to-vigorous-intensity daily physical activity had a lower risk of cancer than individuals who were more sedentary.

March 28, 2025

Vol.51 No.12

Clinical Roundup

UT Health San Antonio-led research discovers how to slow or block recurrence of glioblastoma

Researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have discovered a way to delay or even block recurrence of the deadliest brain cancer after radiation.

March 28, 2025

Vol.51 No.12

Clinical Roundup

Mutated cells can persist for years without becoming cancer and need an inflammatory “push” for malignancy to occur, COH study shows

Researchers at City of Hope have found that cell mutations are necessary but not always sufficient for tumors to form. Instead, they suggest that additional risk factors that promote tumor growth, like chronic inflammation, are a key trigger for tumor formation.

March 28, 2025

Vol.51 No.12

In Brief

Tari King appointed chief surgical officer for cancer service line, co-director of Glenn Family Breast Center at Winship, chief of Division of Breast Surgery at Emory

Breast cancer surgeon Tari A. King was appointed as chief surgical officer for the cancer service line at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and Emory Healthcare. Joining Emory on July 14, she will also be the chief of the newly formed Division of Breast Surgery in the Department of Surgery at Emory University School of Medicine and co-director of Winship’s Glenn Family Breast Center.

March 14, 2025

Vol.51 No.10

In Brief

RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute open breast health center in East Brunswick

RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute opened a new Breast Health Center in East Brunswick, NJ.

March 07, 2025

Vol.51 No.09

USPSTF’s Wanda Nicholson: Final recommendation to start breast cancer screening at 40 will save 20% more lives

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